U.S. defense startup Castelion will expand manufacturing capacity for a ballistic missile, accelerate development of a long-range hypersonic weapon and invest in new defensive interceptors after raising more than $1 billion in additional funding.
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk projects the first reflight of a Starship upper stage within the coming months as the launch service provider looks to demonstrate full reusability of its heavy-launch system.
Switzerland now rates its long-range air defense project as “red,” warning it lacks the ability to get the effort back on track, while the quarterly assessment of major defense projects downgrades the risk level associated with the purchase of Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters.
The UK’s June 2026 Defense Investment Plan (DIP) switched the country’s defense modernization into 6th gear, with £298 billion ($402 billion) in funding to be made available through 2029.
Denmark is asking local defense technology champion Terma to build a nationwide counter-drone system as European states grow increasingly anxious about illicit uncrewed aircraft system activity within their borders.
NASA has selected a winner for its “Rock and Roll” lunar wheel challenge, a competition to find lightweight and durable wheels for long-duration lunar rover surface operations.
The low-budget attempt to restore NASA’s gamma ray-hunting Swift space telescope into an operational orbit has been canceled due to attitude control issues with the servicing spacecraft.
A Pentagon-level organization is being created to fast-track prototypes for defeating uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) with airborne lasers, continuous wave lasers and high-power microwaves.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has alerted top NASA officials of lapses in the agency’s implementation of four “priority recommendations" related to program cost and risk.
Dutch weapons developer Destinus has teamed up with Danish firms Cubedin and Odense Maritime Technology to develop a naval version of Destinus’ Hornet anti-drone interceptor.
Australia and Japan have conducted the first test of a jointly-developed prototype surveillance laser system, marking the first co-development project between the two countries as bilateral defense ties continue to deepen.
Danish defense technology provider Terma says it has signed an agreement with Airbus targeting potential helicopter-related MRO work with an eye on future business opportunities in the country.
Chinese commercial space company LandSpace Technology Corporation has landed the first-stage booster of a ZhuQue-3 rocket, marking the country's first successful recovery of an orbital-class booster by a commercial launch company.
Three weeks after an unexpectedly soft splashdown in the Indian Ocean, a SpaceX Starship spacecraft has been towed to the waters off Christmas Island for additional post-flight analysis.
